The Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation together with Sri Lankan Airlines organized a tourism event on 28 May 2021 at the embassy premises inviting tourism companies in Moscow on the occasion of resumption of direct flights from Colombo to Moscow in near future. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Prof. M.D. Lamawansa, in his welcome remarks, highlighted the importance of Sri Lanka as an attractive tourist destination for Russian tourists and mentioned the importance of having direct flights from Moscow to Colombo in order to increase the number of tourists visit from Russia to Sri Lanka. The country Manager for Sri Lankan Airlines Shermal Perera, in Russia, mentioned that there will be one flight per week after the resumption of direct flights from Colombo to Moscow. Representing agents for Sri Lankan airlines in Russia Aleksandra Anisimova, made a detailed presentation about the operation of the flight followed by showing a promotional video of Sri Lankan airlines.
The resumption of direct flights from Colombo to Moscow will be a great opening to rebuild the presence of Sri Lanka in all spheres including political, economic, tourism, trade, cultural etc. not only in the Russian market and but also in the entire CIS region.
